Chair attachment



Aug. 27, 1929.

lw. B. HARRIS CHAIR ATTACHMENT Filed Feb. 20, 1928 Patented Aug. 27, 1929.

UNITED vSTATES vWILLTAM B. HARRIS, OF WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA.

CHAIR ATTACHMENT.

Application filed February 20, 1928. Serial No. 255,772.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements infchairs vand particularly to attachments therefor. j Y

One object of the invention is to provide a device which is vespecially adapted forattachment toa barbers chair, for supporting the feet of a child, who sits upon a suitable seat, such as a board, placed across the chair, and having its ends resting on the arms of 1o the chair. f

Another object is to provide a device of this character which is adapted to be swung downwardly, to support the feet of a child, at times, and to be' swung upwardly, to support the apron above and out of Contact with the body of a grown person' seated in the chair, while beingtreated by a barber.

A further object is to provide a `device of this character which, when not in use, may

2o be disposed in a depending positionat one side of the chair. j g

Other objects andadva'ntages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention applied to a barbers chair, and in position for supporting the feet of a child oc-.

cupying the chair, the yoke member being shown in elevated position, by dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of a portion of the chair, showing the device when not in use.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 and 11 represent the arms of a barbers chair 12, in connection with which the present invention is adapted for use. The arms are provided, respectively, with the vertically disposed socket members 13 and 14, arranged at the outer sides of the arms, and removably disposed in the said socket members are the curved arms 15 and 16, said arms extending upwardly and transversely inwardly across the upper faces of said arms of the chair. The socket engaging end of the arm 15 is pivotally connected with the main portion of the arm 15, whereby to permit movement of the device into a depending position at the side of the chair, as shown in Figure 2. The inner end of the arm 15 is turned upwardly and formed with a centrally apertured and serrated portion 17, while the corresponding end of the arm 16 is turned upwardly and formed with a centrally apertured flat portion `18. An elongated angular U-shaped bar, or yoke 19, has the terminal of one of its arms formed with a centrally apertured and serrated portion 20, which enga es with the serrated portion 17, and is held yaclamping bolt 21, dsposed through the portions 17 and 18. The terminal of the other arm of the yoke is centrally apertured and flat, and is held movably connected to the portion 18 by means of the rivet 22. A winged nut 23 is engaged on an end ofthe bolt 21, for the' purpose of clamping the arm 15, and the adjacent end of the yoke together. This clamping connection between the arm 15, and the yoke, permits adjustment of the yoke into different positions, whereby to serve as a foot-rest, at times, and as an apron support, at times.

vWhen a child is to have its hair cut, the barber places a board across the arms of the chair, and seats the child thereon. He then engages theV free end of the arm 16 in its socket 14, and adjusts the yoke so that said yoke depends into a position for the child to rest its feet thereon.

The yoke is also adapted to be swung into a position extending upwardly, to support the barbers apron above, and out of contact with the person seated in the chair. This is especially useful in hot weather and adds to the comfort of the person in the chair. Furthermore, the elevation of the apron provides for passage of air across the person. Again, the yoke, when in elevated position, serves to cup the apron, whereby to retain the hair, cut from the persons head, and prevent such hair falling onto the clothes of the person when the apron is be.` ing removed.

When not in use, the arm 16 is lifted from its socket, and the entire device swung over tothe side of the chair, when it hangs 1n the position shown in Figure 2, out of the Way.

The device also serves as a guard to pre vent the person leaving the chair before the barber is through with his work, the lifting of the device, by the barber, being the sign that his work is finished, and that the person may leave the chair.

What is claimed is:

1. A combined foot-rest and apron support for a barbers chair including a yoke, means removably carried by the chair pivotally connected with the yoke whereby said yoke is adapted to depend at times to form a foot-rest, and to extend upwardly, at times, to forman apron support, andmeans between the yoke and said chair carried means for holdingthey yoke in its pivotally adjusted positions. j

2. A combined foot-rest andv apron support for a barbers chair including. a yoke,

extending between the arms of the chair and means removably supported lon the arms of the chair and pivotally supporting the ends of the oke, whereby said yoke is adapted'to depencl at times, to form a foot-rest7 for a child seated above the arms of the chair,

and to extend upwardly, at times, :to formsanapron support for an adult'.

3. A' combined foot-rest and apron support for a barbers chair including a bar,

arms removably supportedy on the chair, pivotal connections between the arms and bar whereby said'bar is capable of movement vto extend upwardly to forman apron support, and to depend to form a foot-rest, at times, and means on one of said arms lengaged with said bar for holding the bar in its adjusted positions.

4. A combined foot-rest and apron sup` `port for a barbers chair including a yoke, arms pivotally connected to the armsv of the yoke and removably supported by the chair,

one of said pivotal connections having al clamping means whereby to maintain the yoke vin different` angularly adjusted positions, and aV joint in one of said yoke arms:

whereby the yoke is capable of being disposedfinfa depending position at one side of the chair.

5 The combination with la chair of the barbers type having arms across which a childs seat' is adaptedto be placed, of supportin; arms on the chair arms, and a yoke 4pivotally supported at its ends on the supporting arms arranged to depend to form a foot-rest for the child, at times, and to stand vert'icallyf,.atttimes, tov forml an apron support-for an: adultgand means forl holdingthe yoke so adjusted.

V6; rIlhe .combination with achair vof thel barbe-rs type-having arms,- of` a bracket carriedby eachI armA providedv with a. socket, an-

arm removably seated in each socket and extending; transversely of the chair arm; a; yoke .extending between the l cha-ir arms and Y having its ends pivotally connected toqthc socket carried larf-ms, a clampingf means be- WILLIAM1 Bf. HARRIS. 

